Cowan on butting heads with Turgeon, rafters induction and more – 247Sports

In one of his first moves after his Maryland career abruptly ended, Anthony Cowan Jr. launched a podcast called One Stop with Anthony Cowan Jr.

Cowan and his co-host, former Maryland basketball walk-on Andrew Terrell,debuted the show last week with former Michigan State star Cassius Winston as the first guest. The trio mainly focused on Winstons career at Michigan State during the episode, but Cowan did open up about some topics relevant to his Maryland career, most notably his strong relationship with Terps assistant coach Deandre Haynes.

For me, it was Deandre Haynes, who came over from Michigan, Cowan said on his podcast in regards to his go-to assistant coach. He was my guy. In the beginning of the season, me and Turge were just butting heads. I felt like in practice whenever there would be a bad stint in practice, he would call me out like Ant, youre not loud enough. You not this, you not that... It was to the point where I always had to go holler at him [Haynes] like look I get Im the leader, but I cant control somebody else missing a layup, not being in help, not digging or not switching on the screen."

Cowan continued to say that Haynes helped put Turgeons criticism in perspective.

There were times when he [Haynes] would be like, You know how it be, just like when you are the quarterback of the football team no matter how things run, how the offense runs, if youre not making a play, it's going to be on you. People dont understand just how important that assistant that you can really click in with is, Cowan explained.

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In addition to talking about assistant coaches that were meaningful to them in their college careers, Cowan and Winston also discussed some of the games the two played against each other, most notably from this past season when the two teams matched up on ESPNs College GameDay twice.

During the first meeting between the two teams during the 2019-20 season, Cowan and the Terps traveled to East Lansing and picked up a win that would not have been possible without Cowans efforts. The star point guard went on a personal 11-0 run to close out the game and win after Maryland had been down seven with just over three minutes to play.

That was my game for me and my career, Cowan said of the big win. When times get tough and the game is on the line, I can take it over.

As two of the best point guards in the Big Ten over the last few seasons, and two of the best in each of their programs history, Cowan and Winston are both prime candidates to have their jerseys retired by their respective schools. Cowan said he was shocked when he heard the idea floated to him by coach Mark Turgeon.

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The first time I ever heard it being considered, my name being in the rafters, it was our last meeting, Cowan recalled. Turgeon was like I cant promise you, but youre going to have an opportunity for your jersey to be in the rafters. When he said that I was like my jersey, that is something you dont even think of. That is something you look at everyday at those jerseys.

In addition to both Cowan and Winston both potentially having their jerseys retired, the two also hope to have their names called in the 2020 NBA Draft. With the pre-draft process being so up in the air due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Cowan is still trying to make the most of it.

In terms of the whole pre-draft process, its so weird. We got to do the zoom calls with teams and stuff. For me it's crazy because I always thought for me it was going to be in the workouts and me going against those top point guards to show why Im one of the best, Cowan said. Now, the whole process is a little different. Im actually enjoying it because Im also well spoken and like to get to know different people in different organizations. It sucks but its also a blessing.

One of the most memorable games for Cowan and the Terps last season was the teams late comeback win at Indiana. While Maryland won the game in thrilling fashion 77-76, the celebrations were short-lived because during the game, news had broke that Kobe Bryant had passed away.

On the podcast, Cowan described the scene in the Terps locker room after the team had found out about the tragic accident.

I remember for us, we just beat Indiana. It was off a game-winner and the dude [Trayce Jackson-Davis] just missed a layup. We had no business winning the game and it was a crazy feeling, Cowan recalled. We got to the locker room, we were all hype and Deandre Haynes, the assistant Im close with, was like did you know Kobe just died After that it was crazy how the whole energy in the locker room changed. We went from jumping and throwing water to everybody sitting with their shirt over their face.

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